Effects of Boonsimgieum aqua-acupuncture on Serum and Liver Lipid Composition and Antioxidative Capacity in Rats Fed High Oxidized Fat

Lee, Jun-Mu; Kim, Min-Ki

Keywords: Boonsimgieum aqua-acupuncture; Naegweun(HP6); Taecheung(LV3); Glutathione peroxidase; superoxide dismutase catalase activity values

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2004.7.3.037

Effects of Boonsimgieum aqua-acupuncture at and on liver and plasma lipid composition and antioxidative capacity were investigated in rat fed high oxidized fat. Concentrations of plasma triglyceride, total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol showed a tendency to increase in the high oxidized fat diet group. However these values showed a tendency to decease in aqua-acupuncture groups. HDL-cholesterol showed no significantly different in all the treatment groups. Liver total cholesterol values showed a high in control group, however other treatment groups showed no significantly different. Liver triglyceride concentration showed a high value in control group and aqua-acupuncture group showed lower value than aqua-acupuncture group. Plasma GOT and GPT values showed a tendency to increase in high oxidized fat diet group. However aqua-acupuncture groups showed a lower values than control group. The concentration of TBARS in liver and plasma showed a high values in high oxidized fat diet group, however these values showed a tendency to decrease in aqua-acupuncture group. Glutathione peroxidase, superoxide dismutase and catalase activity values showed a low values in high oxidized fat diet group, however these values showed a tendency to increase in aqua-acupuncture groups and in aqua-acupuncture groups, these values showed no significantly different.